Chapter 248 You Walk Into a Trap
When the time came for something to happen, Cheng Jin couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She raised her hand and shook Chu Chengye's hand, wanting to say something.
Chu Chengye shook Cheng Jin's hand in return, and smiled, "Don't worry, this will be foolproof."
Cheng Jin nodded, asking Chu Chengye to pay attention and to pay attention to his own safety.
Chu Chengye patted Cheng Jin on the back, holding Cheng Jin in one hand while leading people to the horse farm, while talking to Cheng Jin.
What he said had nothing to do with today's plan, and he didn't want to talk about it either. He just talked about something that Cheng Jin was interested in to divert Cheng Jin's attention.
After arriving at the venue, everyone took their own horses, and after everyone got on the horses, they waited for Chu Chengye's order.
Chu Chengye offered a precious sword that had been passed down for several dynasties as a reward, and it was limited to today's You hour. The one who hunted the most prey won.
As soon as Chu Chengye finished speaking, everyone rode their horses into the mountains.
Chu Chengye rode in the front, and Cheng Jin followed closely not far away.
Chu Chengye didn't know when Chu Huaian would come, and he couldn't give Chu Huaian that much time. Now he was only thinking about waiting for the signal to summon his troops that had been hiding in the mountains for a long time.
Chu Huaian's coming this time was his only chance, and he would definitely bring all his troops. It would definitely be a fierce battle.
Chu Chengye didn't want to involve the noble families who came to the autumn hunt, lest they cause any trouble for no reason, so Chu Chengye made a good start, telling them that it would be best if they didn't come back that day.
Chu Chengye now just wanted to wait for Wei An to send news so that he could make a quick decision.
Chu Chengye ran very fast and soon left everyone behind.
Cheng Jin grew up with Cheng Sheng. Although she was not good at martial arts before, she was an excellent horseman. She followed Chu Chengye not too far away, waiting for him to stop.
The scenes around her passed by her eyes quickly. After running for an unknown period of time, Cheng Jin saw Chu Chengye slowly slow down.
Chu Chengye calculated the time and suddenly turned his horse around.
As soon as he turned around, he heard a burst of arrows coming from the entrance of the mountain.
Chu Chengye looked into the distance with a cold look in his eyes, and whispered, "Here he comes."
Even if Chu Chengye didn't say it, Cheng Jin knew who Chu Chengye was referring to.
It would be a lie to say that they were not nervous. After all, this was a life-or-death moment. Although Chu Huaian had burned down the house and fled like a bereaved dog, the officials that Xu Jilin had pulled, Chu Huaian's cunning plan, and Yan Zheng beside him made Cheng Jin and Chu Chengye unsure of how many soldiers and weapons Chu Huaian would bring this time, and what their chances of winning were.
After receiving the signal, Chu Chengye did not hesitate. He quickly took off the bow and arrow behind him, bent down and pulled out a Ming-Dan arrow from the quiver hanging on the horse, stretched out two fingers to put the arrow on the bow, exerted a little force, and pulled the bow to full draw.
Chu Chengye aimed the arrow at the sky, released his fingers, and the arrow flew rapidly to the highest point with a sound.
Cheng Jin looked at the Ming-Dan arrow leaving the bow and relaxed slightly.
As long as Chu Chengye released this arrow, the army that had been hiding in the distance would know about it and would immediately rush to the place where the camp was stationed to besiege and capture Chu Huaian.
The sound of the Mingdi arrow was as sharp and piercing as an alarm bell, but it only rang for a moment.
Cheng Jin watched with his eyes wide open as the Mingdi arrow was hit by another arrow that was shot quickly from a distance and then suddenly fell not far away and fell down with the arrowhead stuck hard into the ground.
Seeing the arrow being shot away, the two of them were inevitably a little surprised, but before they could think too much, they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them
. Chu Chengye thought about reining in his horse and turned around to block Cheng Jin who was behind him before.
Before he could recognize the person coming, he was attracted by the person's laughter.
It was Chu Huaian's voice. He rode his horse very fast, wearing fine scale armor and holding a square halberd, and rushed straight towards Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin.
When he arrived in front of Chu Chengye, Chu Huaian reined in his horse and pointed the long halberd at Chu Chengye.
Chu Huaian's tone was cold and arrogant, "Chu Chengye, I didn't expect you to end up like this." Chu Chengye
looked at Chu Huaian, who he had been looking for for a long time, and he appeared in front of him. His dark eyes were gloomy, and there was a cold light in the deepest part of his eyes.
Seeing Chu Huaian's winning look, Chu Chengye raised his eyebrows slightly, and even chuckled, "What do you mean today? Brother, are you talking about you taking the initiative to fall into the trap today? I really didn't expect that after looking for you for so long, you would take the initiative to deliver yourself to me."
Chu Huaian did not get angry because of Chu Chengye's words. He lowered his head with extra patience. He soon laughed again. He looked up at Chu Chengye with a distorted expression.
"Hush, listen."
The world seemed to stop for a moment, and it seemed that only the rustling of trees could be heard. In this atmosphere, there was no comfortable tranquility at all, but rather a weird silence.
But besides the silence, in this environment, you can't help but hear the sound of neat and powerful footsteps, the sound seems to shake the ground.
Cheng Jin couldn't guess how many troops were coming not far away.
Cheng Jin looked at Chu Huaian in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Chu Chengye had killed those officials loyal to Chu Huaian before, demoted them, and took away their power. Chu Huaian finally fled. How did he gather such a strong army in a short time?
Could it really be the male protagonist's halo?
Until now, Cheng Jin especially understood why it was better to arrest Chu Huaian as soon as possible. As the hero of the original book, Chu Huaian had too many people who were willing to help him unconditionally. The longer it was delayed, the less control they could have over Chu Huaian.
That was why they designed to lure Chu Huaian out during this autumn hunt. In the eyes of Xu Jilin and Chu Huaian, this was the only chance for Chu Chengye to relax his vigilance. The same was true for Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin. This was also their last chance to temporarily suppress Chu Huaian.
If the autumn hunt was missed and they returned to the imperial palace in the capital, the capital had a small area and a large population. No matter what Chu Huaian did to rebel, it would inevitably hurt the people in the city, causing panic, and would also attract other countries to eye Nanqi, especially the northern border people who might still be lurking in Nanqi.
Qinshan is a vast area with many places to hide, which gave Chu Huaian an opportunity, and so did Chu Chengye.
Chu Chengye's hidden army was stationed in Qinshan. Even if Chu Chengye's arrows were not shot out and were intercepted by Chu Huaian, Chu Huaian's movements were so loud that the army would definitely know what happened.
Chu Huaian now seemed to have a sure win, and so did Chu Chengye and his men. It was just a matter of time.
Cheng Jin moved slightly closer to Chu Chengye and talked to him. She looked at Chu Huaian in front of her and lowered her voice, her tone was particularly nervous.
"Don't fall for Chu Huaian's provocation."
"He must know that the army is in Qinshan and will arrive soon, so he wants to delay you."
"With your martial arts, you can probably delay for a while. When the army arrives, if you get angry and fight him, we will be the only ones who suffer."